Patty Pereira Taylor: "I got my British driving licence in 2013. Now I'm driving a Land Rover for the local government." Women in Engineering talk at Women's Equality Day 2017, North Somerset. England.

Patty Taylor Latinzest in Underground Gold Mine in San Marcos Ixhtahuacan, Guatemala, a mine by Goldcorp Canadian mining company.

I have been volunteering with North Somerset BME Network since 2009.

In Guatemala, we drive on the left side and when I relocated in England I was using public transport. I needed to take a theoretical and practical exam to get a British Driving licence. Only if you are from the European Union can you get it transferred over.

So, North Somerset BME Network organised a group to learn the theory to pass the test and I did!

This support really helped me get back to my engineering career in England. I have been supporting North Somerset BME network since then. In the last 2 months over 150 people walked into 12 Orchard Place in Weston-super-mare to make new friendships, gain employment, get qualifications or access services.

On Saturday 26 of August, North Somerset BME Network organised an event about Women's Equality and I given a talk about Women in Engineering.

I had the experience to work in Textiles, plastic, mining, highways and transport and the aim of my talk was to encourage more women to study engineering. Even thought I studied Chemical Engineering, there seems to be a huge demand for Civil, electrical and mechanical engineers in UK at the moment.

So, start getting inspired and start applying for spaces in universities. There are lots of options to choose from. Some are: ​

This event was organized by North Somerset BME Network, a local charity that aims to connect people between cultures.

Did you know that there are over 52 nationalities in North Somerset?

If you speak English as a second language, if you are from America, Canada or England and you are interested in learning more about other cultures or connecting with our activities, please join us for our next event and kindly share this page with your family and friends.

North Somerset BME Network promotes social inclusion and equality providing education, information and support to BME and LGBT residents in North Somerset area.

Author

Born in Guatemala and studied in Brazil. Started CS in 2006 and became a citizen of the world. Knows Spanish, English and Portuguese. Learning Italian now. Wants to Latin Zest into the Southwest trough events, volunteering, fundraising and seminars about Guatemala.